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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (216)

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Fire Department (216)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Fire Department (216) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $85,393; the highest distinct record was $129,342.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
20
Median total
$85,393
Highest record
$129,342

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,393) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$88,849 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,694
$81,246
$85,393
$86,750
$108,211

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $108,211 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $76,694. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$1.6M
24
$66,259
2015
$1.7M
5.4%
22
8.3%
$72,028
8.7%
2016
$1.6M
4.3%
22
±0%
$71,362
0.9%
2017
$1.6M
0.7%
20
9.1%
$76,939
7.8%
2018
$1.8M
9.8%
21
5.0%
$81,372
5.8%
2019
$1.7M
3.3%
20
4.8%
$84,072
3.3%
2020
$1.8M
3.5%
20
±0%
$85,393
1.6%

Record list

Employees

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Justin Harbeson

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (216)

2020 total comp
$81,246
Base pay
$81,246
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,246
Hire date
2014-10-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69175
Employee ID
144052

Justin Harbeson is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp at Fire Department (216). Hired in 2014, they have about 6 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $81,246.

Robert Sheppard

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (216)

2020 total comp
$80,516
Base pay
$80,516
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,516
Hire date
2011-01-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69175
Employee ID
151312

Robert Sheppard is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp at Fire Department (216). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). 2020 total compensation came to $80,516.

Scott Klein

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (216)

2019 total comp
$80,385
Base pay
$80,385
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,385
Hire date
2011-01-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69175
Employee ID
130654

Scott Klein holds the role of Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp at Fire Department (216). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 8 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $80,385.